Dispensing bin



May 15, 1928. 1,669,851

w. v. BLACK DISPENSING BIN Filed Sept. 20, 1927 l' 11 m ll Patented May 15, 1928.

UNITED srArrzrs PATENT" ()F'FI cs1.

WILLIAM V. BLACK," OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

, DISPENSING BIN.

Applicatioaflled September-20, 1927. Serial No. 220,821.

More particularly, my improved. dispensing bin is designed for coal and like fuel, and the object which I have in view is the provision of a dispensing bin of improved 1 design and'construction, into whiclrthe contents are introduced att-he top andremoved as required from the bottom through a doorway in the front of thebin.

. Novelfeat-ures of construction, and also and 4-4 in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a. detail on enlarged scale and taken in section lilre, Fig. 2, the door being shown open, and Fig. 6 is a similar View with the door closed.

My improved bin is in-the form of. a box which may be made of any suitable material, but preferablyof metal as-indicated in the drawings.

The bin is vertically elongated. and. its

dimensions depend upon the manner in which it is to be used. Thus the bin may be situated in the cellar and. of sufficient size and capacity to hold a supply of fuel for a house furnace for an extended period, or the bin may be sufficiently small to be placed in a room to contain a supply of fuel for a smaller fire and for a shorter period. The bin is preferably rectangular in form.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the bottom, 2 the side walls, 3 the back wall and t the front wall of the bin.

The top of the bin is provided with a filling opening 5 through which the supply of fuel is introduced into the bin, and 6 is the lid or cover for said opening, the same be ing substantially dust-tight.

Near the bottom of the bin the latter is provided with a displacement shelf which extends from the front wall and inclines downwardly and rearwardly toward the rear wall but stops short of the latter, thus leaving an opening 7 through which the fuel feeds downwardly by gravity as it is re moved from below.

NVhere,,as. indicated in; the drawings, the

bin is made of metal, the displacement shelf maybeformedby cutting the metal of" the front wall 4 to form the rectangularydoorway. 8 and. bending the cutgmaterial in Wardly asat: 9 and supporting t-hejbent-in portion by a transversely disposed metal plate 10 whose ends are flanged. as. at lland rivetedto theside walls 20f the bin. The end of the metal 9 may. be bent down around the inner edge of the plate 10 as shown at,12.

Extending inwardly from the lower; edge of thedoorway 8 is a false floor 13 whichinclines downwardly toward the rearpwall 3 of. the bin and merges witl1.the bottom 1 as shown in Fig. 2. The floor 13 is preferably strengthened by being supported from below by the plate 14L whose ends 'are flanged treat 15 and rivetedto the side walls 2.

. Beneath the,false floor13the aperture .which forms the; doorway 8 is extended down to the bottom 1 of thebin to permit the insertion of thedustdrawer 161which. is designed. to fit the space between the-false floor 13 and serves to catch the dust: which may descend between the false door and a. door closing the doorway 8. V

A door of novel. character isprovided for thedoorwayS, the same comprising a front door 17 having extending inwardly therefrom the side plates 18 of general triangular shapeandprovided with edge flanges 19, which, when the door is open engagethe side edges' of the doorway 8 from within, limiting the outward movement of the door and supporting it in its open position. The edges of said side plates 18 are cut away as at 20 to form straight surfaces which rest on the shelf 13 when the door is closed. thus supporting the door in its closed. position.

The bottomedge of the door, when open, mates with the front edge of the false floor and thus the front plate of the door formsa continuationof the false floor. At its bottom the door plate 17 is provided with a flange 21 which when the door is open fits under the front edge of the false floor to seal the joint between the floor and the door. When the door is closed, as indicated in Fig. 6, this flange mates with the outwardly curved flange 22 at the top of the front of the dust drawer. Thus any dust which might collect between the doorand the false floor or upon the flange 21, will, as the door is closed, be discharged down into the interior of the dust: drawer instead of outside the bin.

A suitable handle 23 is provided for the lid 6, the door and the dust bin.

It is apparent that as the fuel is removed at intervals, as need requires, through the doorway 8, the mass of fuel above the inclined displacement shelf will automatically feed down through the opening 7 so that a shovel may be introduced through the doorway 8 and the fuel removed.

The inclined false floor prevents the down- Wardlv fed fuel from moving forwardly against the door, causing the fuel to be held back out of the way but within convenient reach of the shovel. The door, when opened forms an outward extension of the inclined floor and is provided with side walls, thus preventing such coal as may be spilled from the shovel, from dropping; out into the room.

As the door closes any coal which may have been spilled thereon is dropped back into the bin.

The door requires no hing-es and is therefore more durably mounted and is not liable to he choked against closing or opening by accumulations of fuel or dust therefrom.

The dust drawer collects such dust as may descend between the fal e floor and a door closing the doorway 8, thus preventing accumulations of dust in portions of the bin which are inaccessible or ditlicult of access.

These features of advantage render the bin highly suitable for use in a room.

My improved bin is inexpensive, convenient for use and very durable.

What I desire to claim is 1. A bin for the purposes described comprising a box into which the material is introduced through the top, and provided adjacent to its bottom with a. rearwardly extending and downwardly inclined displacement shelf with an opening between the shelf and the rear wall of the bin, an access aperture in the front wall of the bin below the displaccn'ient shelf, a door for said aperture, a false floor leading inwardly and downwardly from said aperture. and a removable drawer beneath the false floor to catch the dust which may descend between the false floor and the door when clored.

2. A bin for the purposes described comprising a box into which the material is introduced at the top and having an access aperture in the lower portion of the box, a downwardly and rearwardly inclined false floor whose front end horizontally intersects said acce=s aperture, a door adapted to swing on its bottom edge and arranged when open to form a continuation of said false floor, a dust drawer inserted into the box below the false floor, and means whereby dust allowed to drop by the closing, of the door is received into said drawer.

3. A bin for the purposes described comprising a box into which the material is introduced at the top and havin an accehs aperture in the lower portion of the box, a downwardly and rearwardly inclined false floor whose front end horizontally intersects said access aperture, a door adapted to swing on its bottom edge and arranged when open to form a continuation of said false floor, a dnf-atdrawer inserted into the box below the false floor, said door being provided with a flange which is arranged to extend under the front edge of the floor when the door is open, and an outwardly flaring flange on the top of the drawer front against which the door flange abuts when the door is closed, whereby the dust released by the closing of the door is dropped into the drawer.

Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa, this ltlth day of Sept, 1927.

lVILLlAM V. BLACK. 

